I just finished binge-watching Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and I would be lying if I said it didn't trigger me.
However, for me, it wasn't high school that was a literal nightmare -- it was middle school. Guys were mean. Girls were even worse. Kids were cruel. I can still name them all, and I wonder sometimes if they knew what kind of impact they had. Certain incidents still remain vivid in my mind, to this day, over 15 years later.
For me, the worst of the bullying didn't hit until sixth grade. For some reason, that year was a living hell.
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